breakfast · vegetarian

Shakshuka

Tasty Middle Eastern poached eggs in spiced tomato sauce.

time
30 min
serves
2
from
Sonia, Damascus

Ingredients

  • 2 tbspolive oil
  • 1onion, diced
  • 1garlic clove, minced
  • 1 tspground cumin
  • 4fresh tomatoes, diced
  • 1 tbsptomato paste
  • 1red pepper, sliced
  • 1 pinchsalt
  • 1black pepper, to taste
  • 1sweet red pepper powder
  • 1chilli, to taste
  • 4eggs

Instructions

  1. Sauté the onion, garlic in oil over medium heat.

  2. Add cumin and chilli, stir for 30 seconds, then pour in the peeled and chopped tomatoes.

  3. Simmer until thick. Add other spices like sweet red pepper, black pepper and salt.

  4. Add chopped red pepper and cooked for little longer.

  5. When the sauce is ready, make four wells, crack in the eggs, cover, and cook until the whites set.

Best served with bread and olive oil.

Health benefits

  • Lycopene

    Cooking the tomatoes releases lycopene, an antioxidant, and the olive oil helps your body absorb it.

  • High protein

    Two eggs per serving, with the vegetables, give about 17 g of protein, plus choline and vitamin B12.

  • Vitamin C

    Tomatoes, red pepper and chilli are all good sources of vitamin C.

  • Gut-friendly

    Onion and garlic bring prebiotic fibre that feeds the good bacteria in your gut.